Searchers 2.0

Two actors who owe their entire careers to the Western genre seek revenge against a legendary screenwriter who once mistreated them on the set of an early film.

Cast

Del Zamora

as Mel Torres

Ed Pansullo

as Fred Fletcher

Leonard Maltin

as Film Critic

Jaclyn Jonet

as Delilah Torres

Sy Richardson

as Fritz Frobisher

Roger Corman

as Producer (Flashback)

Cy Carter

as Director

Zahn McClarnon

as Rusty Frobisher

Steven Fierberg

as Proprietor

Alex Cox

as Entrepreneur

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